The DMCA is basically a compromise between copyright holders and service providers. DMCAĭMCA stands for “Digital Millennium Copyright Act” and it’s a law that was passed by US Congress and signed into law in October 1998. For example: YouTube, Twitch, Mixer, SoundCloud, Facebook, Vimeo, and even Pretzel. In this case, a service provider is a company that allows users to upload content to their website. If you do not have a sync license for the music you are playing, you are infringing the rights of the copyright holder, period. I want to repeat that one more time…Īnytime you add music to a video, you MUST have a sync license. By law, it is the license you MUST have to use music in your livestream or video content. Sync LicenseĪ sync license is the right to synchronize music to images. For example, Pretzel Rocks has the ability to issue sync licenses on behalf of our copyright holders. This content can be a piece of music, a video game, a book, a movie, etc.Ĭopyright holders may also authorize others to “act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right”. Copyright HolderĪ copyright holder is the person who holds the rights to a specific piece of content. If you are liable, you are at risk of being sued or fined. Liable simply means that a person or company is legally responsible for something. Copyright infringement is illegal and you can be held liable. Infringement is when someone uses someone else’s work without proper licenses.įor example, if you play Taylor Swift on your Twitch Stream you are infringing on the rights of Taylor Swift and her record label. DMCA Basicsįirst, let’s get some terms out of the way. So I wanted to take a few minutes to answer some of the common questions I see out there about the DMCA. There is a lot of confusion and misinformation floating around the internet regarding DMCA, and what it means for content creators. Hi all, MyLawyerFriend aka Noah Downs here! I am a licensed attorney with a focus on Intellectual Property and Copyright law. Let’s take a minute to talk about the DMCA…
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